Dog Bite Training

Finally, let's briefly look at dog bite training, because the German Shepherd is a protection dog - even if you didn't get him/her for this reason. In order for the dog to be able to fulfil its role as protection dog for your family and/or your house, it must be trained accordingly. Part of this is German Shepherd bite training.

German Shepherd bite training

First of all, unless you are a studied and experienced dog bite trainer, you should not attempt to undertake your own German Shepherd bite training. The reason is, it is too dangerous if things go wrong.

We don't even mean the moment of the dog bite training itself (that will hurt but you will survive), we mean what your GSD takes away from it for the future. Because if your intimate session of German Shepherd bite training in the garden sets the wrong environment, gives the wrong stimulus, etc then you may unknowingly have sowed the seeds of German Shepherd aggression and future destructive behavior and danger.

Dog bite training should always be left to professionals. If you can't afford that, don't do it. We don't get paid for saying so, it's just common sense. Even if you think you've watched 20 hours of dog bite training video and read 5 books on the topic, you are far from being a professional dog bite trainer, really. So, don't even consider it.

When your German Shepherd is being bite trained, the professional dog trainers will use protective armour and repeatedly simulate a controlled attack with a stick in an observed environment. The dog is then gradually being trained to bite with force into the (protected) forearm of the handler's deputy, to hold on to its targeted attacker even when the attacker tries to shake off the dog, and not to loosen the bite until the handler shouts "Out!".

Many US bred GSDs do not have much guarding trait, so don’t expect a miracle to happen.
Also, depending on your upbringing, he may still develop more protective instinct with age, at 8m he’s still a pup.
Next point to consider is, are you his accepted(!) Pack leader? Apply our Periodicals incl. Puppy Training Essentials.
Finally, if you still want more, this is a high-end(!) protection dog training book.

i have a 4 years old male german shepherd and it is already obidience,but i wanted him to lean about protection..
but the trainer told me my dog was not enough aggresive..so what should i do before i start the course?

I would bin the “trainer”! A protection dog may not be aggressive! So there, you would still have a chance to train your dog right.
HOWEVER, an obedience-trained dog will not make a good protection dog either. So there you did sth wrong if you want him to become a Protection dog. You may be able to undo what has been done, but it will take more effort.
One thing for sure, if you somehow try to “make the dog more aggressive”, you will never make him a reliable protection dog, and you ruined your dog-human relationship. So: I wouldn’t go down that route, if I were you.
Our (free) members receive hundreds of lengthy Periodicals – on Protection Dog Training too (but later, as the basics have to be done first!)
Tim

You can do (and should do) a LOT. First would be to receive and follow the guidance in our Periodicals of course. I’d had done that long before the dog starts biting. It can now hardly get much worse, can it?
Preventing is SO MUCH easier than curing.
Let me know when you are ready, and I’ll point you to the necessary Periodicals.

PS: Oh, and Bite Training page? No, here you are totally wrong – unless you meant how can you get your dog to bite more people?

Hi Tim. Just signed up for your website 3/28/14. Our baybee dawg is 13 months and almost a half month. She bit me on the thumb yesterday; broke skin on both sides of my thumb. I was cleaning off her feet because it’s Spring time and the ground is a little bit muddy right now. As much as I hate to admit it…I spanked her on her butt, she quickly exited the room to the bedroom however she came out about 20 minutes later and I loved on her. Her daddy walks her minimum 5 days a week, she goes to doggy daycare 2-3 times a week. She always has water and dry food available to her. She has been crate trained however she does have a bed next to our bed which she sleeps in often. Athena has had less than 10 potty accidents since we adopted her-7 weeks old. She is a barker…poor neighbors come home and she barks at them.

my gsd is only 7weeks old, she is learning things very well like sit,shake ect. and is now crate trained.When she is doing something wrong and I point my finger at her tell her no she jumps back and tries to snap at me I keep teliing her no finally she will stop but few minutes start again.What am I doing wrong,or what do I need to do

>What am I doing wrong,or what do I need to do
Think, what value has it if such a young puppy can “sit, shake etc” but is missing out on socialization, Pack leader acceptance etc?
My new puppy is now 11 weeks, and he still can’t do anything of that. So what?
Do I want to impress my neighbors with fancy “stunts”, or do I want to raise a safe, well-behaved, powerful German Shepherd Dog.

Thanks Tim,
I ended up on this page because I have never had a puppy inside before and everyone says because she bites at my pants legs and feet and when I say no she is going to be aggressive.She is very smart learning most thing on her own.I love her dearly and just want the best for her I will subscribe and watch the vidoe

Okay but dog bite training means how to “train a dog to bite”. What you seem to need is “how to become the accepted Pack leader” – because then your dog won’t bite and won’t nip you, unless you invite him to (which are the controlled play fighting sessions).

>everyone says because she bites at my pants legs and feet and when I say no she is going to be aggressive.
Everyone is wrong. From what you wrote there is no indication you will have an aggressive dog. Instead, there is every indication your dog want’s to play/your attention, and since you aren’t the confident Pack leader that you need to be for a GSD, he nips you when he wants, not when you want. This is what you need to change, and this change comes via accepted Pack leadership, there I agree 100% with Doggy Dan.